The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-15
THE WORK OF THE COURTS
SAVANNAH LOAN ASSOCIATION
BEGINS ANOTHER TAX FIGHT.

The McGowar-Kine Triangular Case
Decided-The Fogarty Case Peremp-
torily Set for Monday Mexican Anti
Dust Fight - Fines for Keeping
UncIean Yards.
Another of the old tax fights is on now,
the Savannah Mutual Loan Association
being the cause thereof, the action being
against Tax Collector ]. j. MCGOWAN.
The association fled a bill in equity in
which it states that it made its tax return
for the year 1886 to the Receiver of Tax Re
turns of Chatham county in the month of
July, 1885, that the return showed the total
number of shares in the association to be
600, upon 400 of which advances or loans
had been made, leaving 1874 shares not Dor
rowed on; that on each Of the said
1874 shares the sum of 1896 had
been paid which made the sum of $50
10, upon which no advance had been made;
that out of the funds of the association,
| including the $50, 40. the sum of cps, S53 30
had been loaned on property other than real
estate, and the rest Of the capital had been
advanced or loaned on real estate upon
which the real estate tax is paid In addl-
ton to this the association returned $3.50
| worth of real estate and four town lots
worth 81 ,G25. The association returned as
taxable property the S2S, s53 30 and the five
pieces of real estate making total value
of S36, 62s 80, and rendered the taxes on that
amount. The receiver of taxes refused TO
accept the taxes rendered, and changed the
return so that it included the whole
capital stock of the association.
He issued an execution and placed 1t in
the hands Of Sheriff Roman, to sell certain
property belonging to the association. The
bill asked for relief also for an injunction
restraining the Collector, J. J. Mc(fowan,
| and Sheriff Roman, from further proceeding
in the matter. The court issued q restrain
ing order rettIrnable Saturday next.
MCGOWAN VS.. kline.
The court heard the case of j. J. MCGOWAN
and others VS.. Ellen Kline, which ieeolved
the ownership of certain lots on the Ogee-
chez canal Mr. Kline died some years ago
leaving his property TO his wife and daugh-
ter with the provision that if the daughter
| died without issue it should go to the
Roman Catholic Church to be
| Kline died subsequently within
ninetyidays after she made her will, and
claimants have come forward contesting
possession under provision of the Georgia
code. which bars all charitable requests
when the devisor shall die, leaving
issue, within ninety days after the
date of the will Bishop Becker was party
to the suit, representing the contingent in
terest of the church. Defendant Sherlock
the former partner of Mr.. Kline, was also
party, he claiming an interest by reason of
a certain settlement of the affairs of Sher-
lock & Co The jury, in its verdict, decided
that as it was impossible to divide the prop
erty, it should be sold that the complain
ants were entitled to a half interest therein
and Ellen Kline to the other half; that de-
PENDANT (Sherloch) owed the complainants
the sum of 81 800, with interest from March
l, 1884.
NOTES
The grand jury met and returned six true
bills.
John J. McAbeer was commissioned a
Notary Public.
The court peremptorily assigned the
Fogarty case to Monday. 1t will be the first
case heard and will take precedence over all
| other matters.
There were a number of cases before
| Mayor Lester Of persons charged with keep
| ing their yards in an uncleanly condition.
Some of them were dismissed and others
were fined So or $40 in accordance with the
grievousness OF the offense.
T. f. Gadsden, who lives on Whitaker
and Bolton streets, filed information
in Police Court against the City and
Suburban Railway Company for not
keeping its tracks watered. Capt. John
ston, President of the company, intro
duced testimony TO show that the sprinkling
carts went over the tracks every other day
Mayor Lester reserved his decision.